A sandwich at Bitter + Sweet, a cafe in Cupertino, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +17.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−8 heat past the catalog
More heat than 90% of the catalog.
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
white bread (inferred from the kind of place), pressed: chicken; chipotle mayo; salsa; parmesan.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 82nd |
| acid | 0.8 | 63rd |
| fat | 2.2 | 52nd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 28th |
| umami | 2.0 | 77th |
| heat | 0.8 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
98 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| white bread (inferred from the kind of place) | bread | soft | the frame |
| chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | +3 |
| chipotle mayo | sauce | fat 5 heat 2 creamy saucy | −6 |
| salsa | sauce | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 juicy saucy | −1 |
| parmesan | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 powdery melty | +2 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Chicken + Chipotle Mayo: smoky heat on grilled chicken
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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